International Building Exhibition

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Building exhibition and commissioning

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Bio-reactive louvers

Enclosure systems built into the building that house and protect the microalgae while allowing them to generate energy.

Bio-adaptive microalgae

Living microalgae organisms integrated into building panels that generate heat energy through photosynthesis and biological processes.

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The world's first algae-powered building, designed by Splitterwerk Architects and commissioned by the International Building Exhibition in Hamburg. The building is covered in bio-adaptive microalgae housed in bio-reactive louvers that generate electricity from heat energy.

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The world's first algae-powered building, featuring bio-adaptive microalgae integrated into bio-reactive louvers that generate electricity from heat energy. The building is expected to serve as a demonstration and evaluation platform for algae-based sustainable building technology.

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Evaluation of BIQ algae-based energy generation methods

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World's first algae-powered building called BIQ

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Hamburg-based institution that commissioned the BIQ project as part of its building exhibition.

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